A conversation with IIC Director Valeria Rumori
by Silvia Simonetti Valeria Rumori took office as new director of the Italian Cultural Institute of Los Angeles a few months ago. With a strong determination to build upon the legacy of her predecessor Alberto Di Mauro and his deputies Massimo Sarti and Michela Magrì, she has firmly grabbed the reins of many events yet and is constant...
Bell, East Harlem historian, featured at Vito Marcantonio Forum
The Vito Marcantonio Forum held another interesting event on Sat., Feb. 28 at the New York Public Library located at 10 Jersey Street in New York City. The VMF is a historical, cultural, and educational organization that brings together people from a wide variety of backgrounds, dedicated to disseminating and sharing knowledge of the life...
More Italian than Irish eyes smiling in R.I.
On St. Patrick's Day, everybody is Irish, but the other 364 days a year, only 17.9 percent of Rhode Islanders claim Irish ancestry, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures. That makes the sons and daughters of Erin the second most numerous ethnic group following Italians, who count 18.4 percent of the Rhode Island population among their ex...
The Italian Cultural Institute Talks about Anorexia on April 9
The Italian cultural institute presents "Anorexia. The Real Causes: Blood Types and Trauma," a lecture about Dr. Bracco's book, "Anorexia. The Real Causes," in conversation with author and journalist Dario Voltolini, on Thursday, April 9th at 6p.m. The publication concentrates on leading-edge innovative solutions for the understanding and...
Il ministro Pier Carlo Padoan ospite d'onore al gala dei 40 anni del Gei: "Siate fiduciosi, l'economia cresce, scommette sull'Italia"
di Riccardo Chioni Gran Gala al Plaza Hotel mercoledì sera in occasione della celebrazione dei 40 anni di attività del Gruppo Esponenti Italiani di New York, alla presenza di numerose personalità ed autorità con ospite d'onore il ministro dell'Economia e delle Finanze Pier Carlo Padoan. Tra gli ospiti il console generale Natalia Quintaval...
IN SCENA! Italian Theater Festival: OPENING NIGHT Double-Bill
MAY 04, 2015 - 06:00 PMCasa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò - 24 West 12th Street - New York, NY 10011 Opening Night of the 2015 IN SCENA! Italian Theater Festival FREE and open to the general public 6:00pm Homage to Pasolini. A staged reading directed by Marco Calvani.A journey into Pasolini's writing on the 40th anniversary of his death...
South Philly welcomes 2015 Italian Market Festival
by Aubrey Nagle This year, the South 9th Street Italian Market shopping district is celebrating its 100th anniversary, or, as they say in Italian, its "Cent'anni." This lends a special significance to this year's Italian Market Festival, which rolls into South Philly Saturday, May 16, and Sunday, May 17. Local shops and eateries will open up...
9 things you need to check out at Philadelphia's 9th Street Italian Market
By Greg Adomaitis After all these years, 100 to be exact, 9th Street's heart is still in the same place — authenticity. Imported cheeses from Italy, display cases full of fresh-cut meats, hand-made floral arrangements and curb-side vendors selling the market's "best-kept secret" keep regular customers and tourists alike coming back. ...
Hanno messo un supermercato dentro il box e lo portano negli Usa
di Flavia Gamberale Fraticelli Dopo aver aperto lo scorso gennaio a Catania il primo supermercato automatico, in collaborazione con la Coop, adesso Wib si prepara a sbarcare negli Stati Uniti. La startup, fondata meno di tre anni fa dal giovane ingegnere siciliano Nino Lo Iacono, è pronta a fare il grande salto e a esportare i suoi distrib...
Villa Grock's surprising style
Villa Grock, in Imperia, is also known as Stone Circus because it once was home to the very popular "King of Clowns", Adrien Wettach. His colleague and fellow Swiss citizen, Dimitri (born Jacob Müller) once said: "All Grock needed, being the best of all, were a chair and a violin. He was an unparalleled pinnacle of our art". With such a meager set...
The “Made in Italy” food industry generates €14 bn of turnover. Rome asks for more protection
by Giorgio dell'Orefice In Italy, 273 food products are certified as PDO (protected designation of origin) and PGI (protected geographical indication). No other country in Europe can boast such a high number. Adding to 523 PDO and PGI wine labels and 39 geographical indications of spirits and alcoholic beverages other than wine, w...
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel tradition continues in Bridgeton
A long-time Italian-American tradition, begun in 1914 in Bridgeton, will again take place on July 16 when the faithful will carry a statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel through the city streets to the Church of the Immaculate Conception. The statue is the original one that has been used since the earliest days when members of the local Mount Carmel C...